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1990 Christmas Collection · Mother's Cookbook

Fruit Drop Cookies

Contributed by Elizabeth Rupert and Carolyn Gregoire.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup soft shortening
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup sour milk, buttermilk or water
  • 3½ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1½ cups broken nuts
  • 2 cups candied cherries or mixed candied fruit
  • 2 cups chopped dates

Directions

  1. Cream shortening, brown sugar and eggs.
  2. Stir in buttermilk or other listed liquid.
  3. Mix flour, baking soda and salt, then stir into dough.
  4. Add nuts, candied fruit and dates. Chill 1 hour or overnight.
  5. Drop onto baking sheets and bake at 400°F for 8–10 minutes.

Kitchen and Family Notes

The original favors buttermilk and mixed Christmas fruits; it also notes raisins may be used.

Archival recipe preserved from the original source; no new kitchen test claimed.

Original Source

Submitted by Elizabeth Rupert and Carolyn Gregoire, Old Fashioned Christmas Recipes, Timesaver Shopping Guide, December 11, 1990, page 25. From Mother's cookbook collection.